Aku's Ear Ornaments & Myla's Bags

It's that time of year again!!! My birthday month (February)! I decided to start a day early. ;O) All year I save up for this month...to splurge. I make a list of all the Indie's that I come across and want to support by purchasing their goods.

I just purchased my first item from Aku's Ear Ornaments. I plan to return this month. I like her tag-line, Making the world beautiful...2 ears at a time! Cute.

I also purchased this from Myla's Bags! Myla's Bags is giving a free accessory of your choice with purchase! Hurry offer expires February 2nd!

Family Vacation Shots

Finally a chance to upload pictures from our family vacation. Las Vegas 2008.

I like Picasa! Thanks Myisha and Aku!

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Purple Belts

The Warrior Princesses are moving up!

First Night Charlotte 2009-Blue Nile Studios

Here is the First Night production that I told you about in a previous post. This was Warrior Princess Z's first First Night performance. She completely enjoyed the experience! She is in the purple tye dye shirt and teal skort. The group rehearsed 6 days before show night. They danced 7 times in the cold, windy weather in different locations downtown (Charlotte), they were troopers!. They pretended to be dolls. Cute.

The Grocery Game Update

Just sat down to total up my savings from 8 weeks of shopping!

Shelf Total= $877.68
Paid= $418.77
Savings= $458.91
Percentage= 52%



TheGroceryGame.com

Yo Comments Are Whack!

I thought this was creative and cute. Not the best flow, but they are making a point.

Empowering One Girl At A Time

Smell Goods and Black Girl Tees have come together to help girls and young women to see the value of their self worth. Read more about it here.
"Mmmm,you smell good!": Empowering One Girl At A Time

The Amber Grants For Women

Womensnet.net is offering $500 in grant money to women who owned their owned business and women entrepreneurs. What could you do with $500? Read more about it.
"Mmmm,you smell good!": The Amber Grants For Women

Tip: Oral Hygiene

Promote healthier gums and teeth, prevent bad breath, and save money by making your own toothpaste (powder). See the recipe here!"Mmmm,you smell good!": Tip: Oral Hygiene

Plork Orchestra

Warrior Princess Z read about Plork music in the Highlights Magazine

We hopped over to YouTube for more. Very interesting indeed.

Irrawaddy Delta

For two days the lesson has been on the Irrawaddy Delta. The Irrawaddy Delta is home to the wetlands and rice fields of Myanmar (sometimes called Burma).

Excerpt from the lesson:

But the people have a big task, too. They have to live in harmony with the vast changes Mother Nature brings to this area. The area gets over 100 inches of rain each year during the monsoon season, between May and November. The rest of the year the area is dry and cool. During this time, farmers gather the weeds that grow in the delta. They weave mats from these reeds. But this may hurt the natural flow of the water. Sometimes, the beautiful mangrove trees that protect the wetlands are cut down. People may need this wood for fuel, but it also sets up a dangerous chain of events. When wetlands disappear from the coast, the land beyond the wetlands is more easily harmed by storms

The lesson continued with pointing out the devastating effects of wetlands being destroyed. Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar last year, May 2008.

To introduce the girls to the people of Myanmar and, to understand their suffering from such a storm, we went to YouTube.

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